Asian Star China Buffet
Columbus, OH
2770 Brice Rd, Reynoldsburg, OH 43068
A time-capsule 1980s buffet with a quality goon and okay pizza, but a cold-oyster seafood stick and wet mystery marshmallows. More of a 2.8.
about2.8His rating (he hedged)Yelp said 3.3- Rangoons Goonin'
- Pizza YesIt looked awful, but he likes pizza: it's okay. 'I'm not scared of the Chinese buffet pizza.'
- Desserts Marshmallows, Fortune cookie
- Price $37.80 total
Dishes
- Crab rangoonA quality goon (see Rangoons).01:44
- Hash brownsA nice change of pace on the line, but quite cold on the plate.01:31
- Chinese spaghettiIt tastes fine.01:55
- SushiNo cream cheese. It's okay.03:45
- Pudding with boba pearlsA 'mystery mush', like a pudding with boba pearls: really weird.02:39
- Seafood stickSomething new to him. It tasted kind of like a cold oyster: 'that one hurt me'.02:06
What he said
“Does the Asian star deserve 3.3 stars? I'm gonna say probably not. I think it's, like, more of a 2.8 stars.”
“That is a quality goon. I'd goon all over this buffet.”
“This is exactly how I have pictured a 1980s Chinese buffet. This is one our forefathers probably eating at.”
“Oh, god, that one hurt me. Tasted kind of like oyster, but a cold oyster.”
“It's okay. I'm not scared of the Chinese buffet pizza.”
“I feel like I've died and gone to a Chinese buffet that my grandpa would have went to back in the 80s.”
What he didn't love
- Price: $37.80 is a little pricey for what it is. 00:27
Also noticed
- Exactly how he pictured a 1980s Chinese buffet ('one our forefathers probably [ate] at'), with Christmas lights, a slightly murky yin-yang fish pond, teddy bears on display, and a color scheme he liked. 00:12
- The first buffet where he's gotten hash browns. 01:31
Cleanliness
What he said about it, in the video:
- It smells like water damage or mildew, like stagnant water. 00:37